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Doing Business on the Internet

Webonomics: Nine Essential Principles for Growing Your Business on the World Wide Web - Hardcover | Paperback |
by Evan I. Schwartz
Simply one of the most intelligent and informative books yet to appear on the commercial possibilities of the Net. It defines and dissects a series of fundamental concepts that businesses can utilize to build a profitable online presence.

Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities
by John Hagel, Arthur G. Armstrong
"It not only offers new insights into the exciting world of virtual communities, but also practical advice for using this conceptual revolution for new business opportunities."
- Klaus Schwab, President, World Economic Forum

What Makes People Click: Advertising on the Web by Jim Sterne
This is an easy-to-read business book, with little technical jargon, that enables Web advertisers to quickly put together Web ad campaigns and negotiate the best deals.

Customer Service on the Internet: Building Relationships, Increasing Loyality, and Staying Competitive by Jim Sterne
"It gives a framework to progressively implement customer service in a web site in which different techniques are positioned. Practical approach with multiple examples and cases. ...Excellent." - Customer Comments

Enterprise One to One: Tools for Competing in the Interactive Age by Don Peppers, Martha Rogers

Business Strategy & Skills

Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century by Gerald Celente
As the millennuim approaches, so do many new business opportunities. This practical and fascinating survival guide reveals today's hidden trends and how they will shape the events of tomorrow.

Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy by Stanley M. Davis, Christopher Meyer
A shrewd appraisal of the new corporate reality, it shows how a willingness to step away from conventional thinking is crucial for continued success.

The Knowledge Evolution: Expanding Organizational Intelligence by Verna Allee
"Offers a unique and powerful road map for understanding knowledge creation, learning, and performance in everyday work..." - Midwest Book Review

Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations by Thomas A. Stewart
This is the first book to show how to turn the untapped, unmapped knowledge of an organization into its greatest competitive weapon.

The Art of Facilitation: How to Create Group Synergy by Dale Hunter, Ann Bailey, Bill Taylor
A superb training resource for facilitators, it provides access to the source of group empowerment.

Facilitator's Guide to Praticipatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner, Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sara Fisk, Duane Berger
"All in one package are tools for training, helpful hints for group leaders, the dynamics and processes of decision-making, group process skills, agenda design, discussion techniques and more. The authors are obviously masters of their craft..." - Customer Comments

The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level by Noel M. Tichy, Eli Cohen

High Flyers: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders by Morgan W. McCall
Full of vivid real-life examples, High Flyers explains how senior managers can create an environment that supports the development of talent, and link the firm's business strategy with the experiences people need if they are to lead a company in fulfilling its mission.

The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness by Thomas J. Peters
The hallmarks of Tom Peters' legend are an insatiable curiosity, an agile intellect, a pragmatic perspective, and an uncanny ability to gauge the global zeitgeist. These qualities are all brought to bear as Peters sets out to engage, enrage, and ultimately empower his readers.

Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos by Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt

Mastering the Art of Creative Collaboration by Robert Hargrove

Success Secrets of the Motivational Superstars: America's Greatest Speakers Reveal Their Secrets by Michael Jeffreys

Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith

Spin Selling by Neil Rackham

The Zen of Selling by Stan Adler (June 1998)

Truth, Lies and Advertising by Jon Steel

Persuading on Paper: The Complete Guide to Writing Copy That Pulls in Business by Marcia Yudkin

The Power of Logos: How to Create Effective Company Logos by William L Haig, Laurel Harper

The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market by Michael Treacy, Frederik D. Wiersema

Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service - Hardcover | Audio Cassette | by Kenneth Blanchard, Sheldon M. Bowles, Harvey MacKay

Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm and Savvy by Ann Marie Sabath

Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.

Good Company: Caring as Fiercely As You Compete by Hal F. Rosenbluth, Diane McFerrin Peters

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Entrepreneurship

Visionary Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Success - Hardcover | Paperback | by Mark Allen
Every successful business is based on a vision. To be visionary in business is to see things as they ideally can be and work toward manifesting that vision.

Running a One-Person Business by Claude Whitmyer, Salli Rasberry
"Rather than emphasizing information about getting permits, writing business plan, etc., ...discusses how to keep from being isolated, how to separate your work life from your personal life, how to go on vacation when you're self-employed, etc. I recommend it to my small business students" - Customer Comments

Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love by Barbara Winter
Using techniques and ideas from her popular seminars, the author shows how to break through the mental barriers to being your own boss and how to integrate what you like to do with your talents.

How to Succeed in Business by Breaking All the Rules: A Plan for Entrepreneurs by Dan S. Kennedy
An unorthodox blueprint for small business success, articulated clearly with colorful examples drawn from well-known people and the unknown.

How to Make Millions With Your Ideas: An Entrepreneur's Guide by Dan S. Kennedy
"Jam packed with profitable ideas to build your business. Dan filled my head with all kinds of new ideas and additional profit centers that I can immediately build into my business." - Customer Comments

Start Up Financing: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a New or Growing Business by William J. Stolze

Finding Your Wings: How to Locate Private Investors to Fund Your Venture by Gerald A. Benjamin, Joel Margulis

Direct Public Offerings: The New Method for Taking Your Company Public by Drew Field

Handbook for Writing Proposals by Robert J. Hamper, L. Sue Baugh

How to Write a Business Plan by Mike McKeever, Mari Stein

Bookkeeping Made Simple by Louis W. Fields, Richard R. Gallagher

Home-Based Business

The Home Office by Candace Ord Manroe
Filled with full-color photographs of inspiring examples, a comprehensive book presents home office options--including furniture, storage items, lighting and equipment.

101 Home Office Success Secrets by Lisa Kanarek

Guerrilla Marketing for the Home-Based Business by Jay Conrad Levinson, Seth Godin
Using case studies, anecdotes, illustrations, and examples, the authors present their time-tested arsenal of tools most effective for the small startup.

121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: Plus a Beginners Guide to Starting a Business Online by Ron E. Gielgun
The first part of this book covers every aspect of operating a business of the Internet: from planning a Web site to promotion on a tight budget. The second, main part contains detailed descriptions of 121 Internet businesses entrepreneurs can start from home.

The Kitchen Table Millionaire: Home-Based Money-Making Strategies to Build Financial Independence Today by Patrick Cochrane

Homemade Money: How to Select, Start, Manage, Market and Multiply the Profits of a Business at Home (5th Ed) by Barbara Brabec
The latest edition has been expanded and updated to reflect the changing face of home-based businesses, and features hundreds of new tips and examples from more than 200 readers and business professionals.

Entrepreneur Magazine: Starting a Home-Based Business
The small business authority presents a map to success in America's fastest-growing business entity. Provides set-up information, discusses legal matters, and features success stories of how many of today's giants began at home.

Other Business Books

Deal Power: 6 Foolproof Steps to Making Deals of Any Size by Marc Diener
Deal Power's positive approach is the tool for individuals who want to make their own deals and control their own business futures.

How to Buy a Business: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition by Richard A. Joseph, Anna M. Nekoranec, Carl H. Steffens
Geared to the sophisticated entrepreneur, it shows how to work in the active small business marketplace. Covers: determining the current and fair value, financing, negotiating and structuring the deal, legal and tax implications, and post-acquisition management issues.

How to Make $$$ Buying and Selling Small Businesses: A Turnaround Manual by Ernie Stech

100 Best Retirement Businesses by Lisa Angowwski Rogak Shaw, David H. Bangs, Jr.

Natural Brilliance: Move from Feeling Stuck to Achieving Success by Paul R. Scheele

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